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#224192

#224192 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#224192 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 25.49% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.71% cyan, 55.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 223.39°, with 62.22% saturation and 35.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.062

Complementary

  1. #224192
  2. #927322

Split complementary

  1. #224192
  2. #923b22
  3. #799222

Analogous

  1. #227992
  2. #224192
  3. #3b2292

Triadic

  1. #224192
  2. #922241
  3. #419222

Tetradic

  1. #224192
  2. #732292
  3. #927322
  4. #419222

Square

  1. #224192
  2. #922279
  3. #927322
  4. #22923b

Monochromatic

  1. #050a16
  2. #142554
  3. #224192
  4. #315dcf
  5. #6f8ede

Shades

#224192 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #224192
  2. #1f3b83
  3. #1b3475
  4. #182e66
  5. #142758
  6. #112149
  7. #0e1a3a
  8. #0a142c
  9. #070d1d
  10. #03070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#224192 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #224192
  2. #38549d
  3. #4e67a8
  4. #647ab3
  5. #7a8dbe
  6. #91a0c9
  7. #a7b3d3
  8. #bdc6de
  9. #d3d9e9
  10. #e9ecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#224192 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #224192
  2. #2b4790
  3. #354e8e
  4. #3e548d
  5. #485a8b
  6. #516189
  7. #5a6787
  8. #646d85
  9. #6d7384
  10. #777a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b446d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004c95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004190 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005563 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #124894 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004191 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-224192 {
  color: #224192;
}
Background
.bg-224192 {
  background-color: #224192;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-224192 {
  border: 2px solid #224192;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #224192;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 65 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 62% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-224192 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #224192, #3b2292);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-224192 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 65 146 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.99 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.45 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.84 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.31 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.33 #ddbe6d Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#224192  rgb(34, 65, 146)  hsl(223, 62%, 35%)  Cobalt Blue
#927322  rgb(146, 115, 34)  hsl(43, 62%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#922241  rgb(146, 34, 65)  hsl(343, 62%, 35%)  Claret
#419222  rgb(65, 146, 34)  hsl(103, 62%, 35%)  Islamic Green